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Tyria (river)
The Tyria () is a river in the western part of the Ioannina regional unit in Epirus, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th .... It is a left tributary of the Thyamis. The source of the river Tyria is near the village Platania, on the western slope of the Tomaros mountain. It flows into a generally northwestern direction. It flows into the Thyamis, near Vrosina. The Tyria flows along the following villages, from source to mouth: Koumaria, Seniko, Chinka, Granitsa and Polydoro. References Rivers of Greece Landforms of Ioannina (regional unit) Rivers of Epirus (region) 1Tyria {{Greece-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannina (regional Unit)
Ioannina () is one of the regional units of Greece, located in the northwestern part of the country. It is part of the region of Epirus (region), Epirus. Its capital is the city of Ioannina. It is the largest regional unit in Epirus, and one of the largest regional units of Greece, with a population of 160,773 people, according to the 2021 census. Geography Ioannina borders Albania in the north, and the regional units of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria in the northeast, Grevena (regional unit), Grevena and Trikala (regional unit), Trikala in the east, Arta (regional unit), Arta in the southeast, Preveza (regional unit), Preveza in the south and Thesprotia in the southwest and west. Ioannina is a mountainous region, dominated by the Pindus mountains, that cover the eastern part of the regional unit. The main subranges of the Pindus are from north to south: Gramos, Smolikas (2,637 m, the highest of the Pindus), Tymfi, Lygkos, Lakmos and Athamanika. The lower Xerovouni mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, spanning List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands and nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions. It has a population of over 10 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilisation and the birthplace of Athenian democracy, democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major History of science in cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyamis
The Thyamis (), also known as Glykys (Γλυκύς) or Kalamas (Καλαμάς), is a river in the Epirus region of Greece. The long, river flows into the Ionian Sea while on its course it drains an area of about , over 99% of which on Greek territory. Thyamis in ancient Greece was mentioned by Pausanias as forming the boundary between Thesprotis and Kestrine. In addition, Suda and Ptolemaeus mentioned it. Geography The source of the river is near the village Kalpaki, in the northwestern part of the Ioannina regional unit. It flows south at first, and turns southwest near Soulopoulo. It receives its tributary Tyria near Vrosina, and turns west near Kyparisso in Thesprotia, where the hydroelectric dam is located. It empties into the Ionian Sea near the village Kestrini, between Igoumenitsa and Sagiada, close to the Albanian border. Places along the river include, from source to mouth: Mazaraki, Soulopoulo, Vrosina, Raveni, Pente Ekklisies, Kyparisso, Parapotamos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea (, ; or , ; , ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily, and the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania (and western Apulia, Italy) to the north, and the west coast of Greece, including the Peloponnese. All major islands in the sea, which are located in the east of the sea, belong to Greece. They are collectively named the Ionian Islands, the main ones being Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Lefkada, and Ithaca. There are ferry routes between Patras and Igoumenitsa, Greece, and Brindisi and Ancona, Italy, that cross the east and north of the Ionian Sea, and from Piraeus westward. Calypso Deep, the deepest point in the Mediterranean at , is in the Ionian Sea, at . The sea is one of the most seismically active areas in the world. Etymology The name ''Ionian'' comes from the Greek word . Its etymology is unknown. Ancient G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epirus (region)
Epirus ( ; , ) is a traditional geographic regions of Greece, geographic and modern administrative regions of Greece, administrative region in northwestern Greece.Π.Δ. 51/87 "Καθορισμός των Περιφερειών της Χώρας για το σχεδιασμό κ.λ.π. της Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης" (''Determination of the Regions of the Country for the planning etc. of the development of the regions, Efimeris tis Kyverniseos ΦΕΚ A 26/06.03.1987'' It borders the regions of Western Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and Ionian Islands (region), Ionian Islands to the west and Albania to the north. The region has an area of about . It is part of the wider historical region of Epirus, which overlaps modern Albania and Greece but lies mostly within Greek territory. Geography and ecology Greek Epirus, like the region as a whole, is rugged and mountainous. It comprises the land of the ancient Moloss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selloi, Ioannina
Selloi () is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, in northwestern Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th .... Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of Dodoni, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 166.432 km2. Selloi is in the southwest of the Ioannina regional unit. The municipal unit is subdivided into fifteen communities. The seat of the municipality was in Tyria, a village of the community of Baousioi next to the river Tyria. From there is passing the Via Egnatia Road (A/K of Selli). The name comes from the ancient Selloi who lived around Dodona. Tourist sites include the cave of the bears, the Stournari Well and the Batzarion Cheese Factory. References Populated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomaros
Tomaros (, also Ολύτσικας - ''Olytsikas'' or ''Tomaros'') is a mountain in southwestern Ioannina regional unit, Greece. Rising to the south of the archaeological site of Dodona, it is part of the Pindus mountain range. Its maximum elevation is 1,974 m. The nearest mountains are the Xerovouni to the southeast and the Souli Mountains to the southwest. There are forests in the lower areas, the highest areas consist of dry grasslands. The nearest villages are Vargiades to the southeast, Lippa to the southwest and Dodoni to the north. The A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos, Igoumenitsa - Ioannina - Kozani - Thessaloniki - Alexandroupoli) passes northwest of the mountain with tunnels. Etymology Two suggestions have been proposed. Related to Greek '' temno'' cut + '' oros'' mountain (sharp mountain) PIE *tom-/*tem- "cut", Vale of Tempe, Tomi city, Tomouroi priests of Dodona (wood-cutters) or chastified (with cutten tail, line oura) or tomarion' diminutive of ''tomos'' slice, pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molossoi
Molossoi () is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 241.281 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Voutsaras. Subdivisions The municipal unit Molossoi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Aetopetra (Aetopetra, Kato Aetopetra) * Chinka (Chinka, Laliza, Zorgiani) * Despotiko * Dovla (Dovla, Fteri) * Ekklisochori * Foteino (Foteino, Kournorrachi) * Giourganista (Agios Christoforos) * Grimpovo (Grimpovo, Seltsana) * Granitsa * Granitsopoula * Kalochori * Kourenta (Kourenta, Petsali) * Polydoro * Radovizi (Radovizi, Dichouni) * Rizo * Vereniki (Vereniki, Venterikos, Kato Vereniki, Palaiochora) * Voutsaras * Vrosina (Vrosina, Agios Georgios) * Vrysoula * Zalongo (Zalongo, Kato Zalongo) Population See also *List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seniko
Seniko () is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Selloi, Ioannina regional unit, Greece. The community includes the villages Domolessa and Mikrochori. It is built at 450 m above sea level, above the left bank of the river Tyria. It is 2.5 km north of Agios Nikolaos, 6 km south of Chinka, 13 km west of Dodoni and 23 km southwest of Ioannina. Population See also *List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina regional unit, Greece. * Achladies * Aetomilitsa * Aetopetra, Konitsa * Aetopetra, Zitsa * Aetorrachi, Ioannina, Aetorrachi * Agia Anastasia * Agia Marina, Ioannina, Agia Mar ... References {{Dodoni div Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit) Dodoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinka, Greece
Chinka () is a village in the municipal unit of Molossoi, Ioannina regional unit, Greece. It is situated on a hillside above the right bank of the Tyria River. It is 4 km east of Agios Christoforos, 14 km northwest of Dodoni and 20 km west of Ioannina. Population See also *List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina regional unit, Greece. * Achladies * Aetomilitsa * Aetopetra, Konitsa * Aetopetra, Zitsa * Aetorrachi, Ioannina, Aetorrachi * Agia Anastasia * Agia Marina, Ioannina, Agia Mar ... References {{Molossoi Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit) Zitsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granitsa, Ioannina
Granitsa ( from the Slavic word for "border") is a village in the municipal unit of Molossoi, Ioannina regional unit, Greece. It is situated on a hillside on the left bank of the river Tyria. It is 4 km southeast of Polydoro, 4 km west of Chinka and 24 km west of Ioannina. Population See also *List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina regional unit, Greece. * Achladies * Aetomilitsa * Aetopetra, Konitsa * Aetopetra, Zitsa * Aetorrachi, Ioannina, Aetorrachi * Agia Anastasia * Agia Marina, Ioannina, Agia Mar ... References {{Molossoi Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit) Zitsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polydoro
Polydoro (, before 1929: Μάζι - ''Mazi'') is a village in the municipal unit of Molossoi, Ioannina regional unit, Greece. It is situated on a hillside on the left bank of the river Tyria. It is 4 km southwest of Voutsaras, 4 km northwest of Granitsa and 25 km west of Ioannina. The village church is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin. Population See also *List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina regional unit, Greece. * Achladies * Aetomilitsa * Aetopetra, Konitsa * Aetopetra, Zitsa * Aetorrachi, Ioannina, Aetorrachi * Agia Anastasia * Agia Marina, Ioannina, Agia Mar ... External linkspolydoro.gr References {{Molossoi Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit) Zitsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
